Nikita Nesterov (pictured) set a new season high in ice time with 21:31 in Chelyabinsk's 5-4 shootout win over Spartak. Nesterov finished second amongst Traktor d-men in ice time behind only veteran Vyacheslav Belov. Ex-NHler Stan Chistov scored with 32 seconds in regulation for Traktor just to give them a chance to make it to the shootout and get the win. Traktor plays Dynamo Riga on Tuesday.

Andrei Vasilevski got the call to join the big club and sat backup today as Ufa fell to Novokuznetsk 4-3. Ex-NHLer Brett Sopel had 1 goal and 1 assist in the win for Novokuznetsk. If that's what it takes to get Vasilevski a little rest, so be it. Coincidentally, Vasilevski's fill-in for Ufa's junior side got a shutout in their 4-0 win over Novosibirsk. #SeeAlexSemakThatWasntSoBadWasIt?